Evan Wasuka is the acting executive producer for Pacific Beat on ABC Radio Australia. He has reported on Pacific news for the past decade and is a presenter for Pacific Review.
The group set off on a one-hour journey in the Federated States of Micronesia on July 30 then were caught in a storm.
The union says about 300 teachers have walked off the job, but it says many members have opted not to, over fears it will cost them their jobs.
Luka Rahan set off on a fishing trip with his cousin, but experienced issues with the boat's motor and, with no anchor on board, started to drift.
Topic: Accidents and Emergency Incidents
A Papua New Guinean man has been rescued off Kiribati, 41 days after he set out on a fishing trip with a relative from their home in north Bougainville.
A strong earthquake off northern Vanuatu on Saturday was first reported as magnitude 7.2, before it was revised down to 6.9.
Guam breathed a sigh of relief over the weekend when Super Typhoon Champi narrowly missed a direct hit on the island.
In what was described as an "exceptionally rare" case, doctors in Saudi Arabia say a complex operation to separate 13-month-old Fijian conjoined twins has been successful.
Fijian conjoined twins have just successfully undergone a 12-hour separation surgery in Saudi Arabia.
Dr Basil Leodoro was on the Vanuatu-based medical response vessel HELPR-1 aided MV Matui when it sank in Vanuatu so when he was called to aid the MV Awka, he feared the worst.
Ova 70 pasidia long disfala ship MV Awka iseif
A Solomon Islands inter-island ferry with 73 passengers on board has been towed to safety after being adrift for three days.
Pacific community and health leaders are calling for an end date to fossil fuel extraction, and for climate finance to go directly to local communities.
Passengers who spent three days aboard a drifting ferry in Solomon Islands waters have been rescued following an international recovery effort.
Topic: Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents
Three people from Bougainville have been rescued thousands of kilometres from where they began their journey after more than 70 days adrift at sea.
More than 30 people are still missing at sea from the sinking of the MV Matui in Vanuatu. Dr Peter Nuttal, a maritime expert at the Micronesian Center for Sustainable Transport, says regional powers need to prioritise their maritime aid towards upgrading ferries and purchasing seaworthy transport vessels.
The search is still on for more than 30 people still missing from Vanuatu's MV Matui Ferry Disaster but there is little hope of finding anymore survivors.
This constitutional review comes after more than six months of consultations into the controversial 2013 Constitution.
A worker has died after being attacked by a crocodile during feeding time at a wildlife park in Papua New Guinea.
A key milestone in Bougainville's path towards independence will be reached today when Papua New Guinea's parliament decides on whether to ratify an independence referendum.
Tonga's government is investigating after a boat carrying more than a dozen whale watchers capsized in rough seas last Friday.
The International Parliamentarians for West Papua gathered Canberra this week for the first meeting of the Australian chapter.
Climate ministers, negotiators and officials will gather in Fiji and Tuvalu for Pre-COP talks.
Topic: UN Climate Change Conferences
Reskiu wok helpim tufala NZ pailot long Mt Popomanaseu
New Zealand hikers Keanu Isaksson and Luca Zylstra-Law were airlifted out of a steep ravine on Mount Popomanaseu after been stranded for 6 days.
Two New Zealand climbers have been stranded on Solomon Islands' highest peak for six days with poor weather preventing their rescue.
